203 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an appropriate assessment is required for waste water discharges by local authorities that discharge directly into marine and freshwater special areas of conservation designated under the Habitats Directive as transposed into law here by the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations; the national competent or consent authority charged with drawing up such assessments; the bodies, institutions or authorities which were consulted in the process of drawing up the requirements for the assessments; the average cost and length of time for carrying out such an assessment; if the assessment template was submitted to the Directorate General for the Environment in the European Commission for prior approval; if final agreement or signing off by the National Parks and Wildlife Service was required before the assessment template was submitted to DG Environment for approval; the breakdown of assessments that finished at the screening stage compared with those which went on to have a full assessment; the role the competent authority has in collecting the baseline data against which projects are assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41186/09]

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203 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an appropriate assessment is required for waste water discharges by local authorities that discharge directly into marine and freshwater special areas of conservation designated under the Habitats Directive as transposed into law here by the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations; the national competent or consent authority charged with drawing up such assessments; the bodies, institutions or authorities which were consulted in the process of drawing up the requirements for the assessments; the average cost and length of time for carrying out such an assessment; if the assessment template was submitted to the Directorate General for the Environment in the European Commission for prior approval; if final agreement or signing off by the National Parks and Wildlife Service was required before the assessment template was submitted to DG Environment for approval; the breakdown of assessments that finished at the screening stage compared with those which went on to have a full assessment; the role the competent authority has in collecting the baseline data against which projects are assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41186/09]

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